Kokusho, the Evening Star (Commander) - Budget

Arnaud Gompertz
Sep 3, 2025
How to Build Golgari Without Being Golboring
Like to think outside the color box in Commander? This edition of Branching Out gives you some great ideas for unique Golgari builds.
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Scheming Silvertongue
17%inclusion1 decks6 decks
10%synergy
Grave Researcher
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
6%synergy
Withering Curse
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Supernatural Stamina
76%inclusion104 decks137 decks
68%synergy
Undying Malice
75%inclusion103 decks137 decks
65%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
69%inclusion94 decks137 decks
61%synergy
Undying Evil
64%inclusion88 decks137 decks
61%synergy
Return to Action
62%inclusion85 decks137 decks
61%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
65%inclusion89 decks137 decks
60%synergy
Nasty End
61%inclusion83 decks137 decks
57%synergy
Feign Death
65%inclusion89 decks137 decks
57%synergy
Demonic Gifts
57%inclusion78 decks137 decks
56%synergy
Abnormal Endurance
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
55%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
75%inclusion103 decks137 decks
50%synergy
Not Dead After All
64%inclusion87 decks137 decks
52%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
59%inclusion81 decks137 decks
49%synergy
Viscera Seer
59%inclusion81 decks137 decks
42%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
56%inclusion77 decks137 decks
34%synergy
Feed the Swarm
55%inclusion76 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Gray Merchant of Asphodel
53%inclusion73 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Presumed Dead
50%inclusion69 decks137 decks
50%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
50%inclusion69 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Soldevi Adnate
50%inclusion69 decks137 decks
46%synergy
Game Changers
Bolas's Citadel
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-18%synergy
Creatures
Plaguecrafter
46%inclusion63 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Apprentice Necromancer
46%inclusion63 decks137 decks
44%synergy
Doomed Necromancer
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
42%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
44%inclusion60 decks137 decks
42%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
42%inclusion58 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Burnished Hart
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
33%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Marauder
39%inclusion52 decks133 decks
18%synergy
Illuminor Szeras
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
32%synergy
Carrion Feeder
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
19%synergy
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Disciple of Griselbrand
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Activated Sleeper
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Yahenni, Undying Partisan
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
21%synergy
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Chainer, Dementia Master
25%inclusion34 decks137 decks
20%synergy
Junji, the Midnight Sky
23%inclusion31 decks137 decks
17%synergy
Woe Strider
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Enduring Tenacity
21%inclusion27 decks131 decks
13%synergy
Ayara, First of Locthwain
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Merciless Executioner
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Midnight Reaper
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
9%synergy
Crypt Ghast
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
-30%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Delver
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Perigee Beckoner
15%inclusion10 decks66 decks
14%synergy
Twilight Diviner
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
10%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Hell's Caretaker
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Grim Haruspex
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Chupacabra
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Darkstar Augur
13%inclusion17 decks128 decks
11%synergy
Butcher of Malakir
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Leaden Myr
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Dockside Chef
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Dread Presence
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Blood Artist
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
-22%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-15%synergy
Defiant Bloodlord
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-13%synergy
Demon's Disciple
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Dark Confidant
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Ophiomancer
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
-10%synergy
Dusk Mangler
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Greedy Freebooter
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Instants
Dark Ritual
49%inclusion67 decks137 decks
-18%synergy
Deadly Dispute
49%inclusion67 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Saw in Half
36%inclusion50 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Grim Return
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
31%inclusion43 decks137 decks
28%synergy
Wake the Dead
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
29%synergy
Altar's Reap
28%inclusion39 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Infernal Grasp
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Go for the Throat
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Defile
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
-12%synergy
Costly Plunder
22%inclusion30 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Tragic Slip
21%inclusion29 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
21%inclusion28 decks133 decks
19%synergy
Pain 101
20%inclusion4 decks20 decks
19%synergy
Ashnod's Intervention
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Withering Torment
19%inclusion21 decks109 decks
-12%synergy
Sacrifice
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Vincent's Limit Break
17%inclusion13 decks75 decks
15%synergy
Rescue from the Underworld
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Doom Blade
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Flare of Malice
13%inclusion18 decks135 decks
0%synergy
Murder
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Imp's Mischief
12%inclusion17 decks137 decks
-12%synergy
Black Sun's Twilight
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Bitter Triumph
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
-1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Makeshift Mannequin
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
7.4%inclusion5 decks68 decks
-1%synergy
Hero's Downfall
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Consuming Corruption
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
-9%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-13%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Merciless Resolve
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Dread Return
50%inclusion68 decks137 decks
38%synergy
Morbid Curiosity
46%inclusion63 decks137 decks
45%synergy
Sign in Blood
46%inclusion63 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Footsteps of the Goryo
45%inclusion61 decks137 decks
44%synergy
Read the Bones
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Mutilate
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Victimize
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Blood for Bones
33%inclusion45 decks137 decks
32%synergy
Night's Whisper
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Come Back Wrong
30%inclusion39 decks130 decks
27%synergy
Reanimate
29%inclusion40 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Zombify
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
22%synergy
Necromantic Selection
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Deadly Tempest
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
16%inclusion11 decks68 decks
14%synergy
Exsanguinate
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
-9%synergy
Eaten Alive
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
-22%synergy
Innocent Blood
14%inclusion19 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Decree of Pain
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Exhume
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
-3%synergy
Bubbling Muck
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-5%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
10%inclusion10 decks104 decks
-7%synergy
Crux of Fate
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Beacon of Unrest
8.8%inclusion12 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Bone Splinters
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Living Death
8.0%inclusion11 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Severed Strands
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
7%synergy
Restart Sequence
6.8%inclusion9 decks132 decks
6%synergy
Infernal Offering
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Stitch Together
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Ambition's Cost
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Syphon Mind
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Diresight
5.5%inclusion7 decks128 decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
5.5%inclusion6 decks110 decks
4%synergy
Blood on the Snow
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Ancient Craving
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Blood Money
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Buried Alive
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
-7%synergy
Bond of Revival
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Zof Consumption
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Fearsome Awakening
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
45%inclusion62 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Blade of Selves
40%inclusion55 decks137 decks
39%synergy
Jet Medallion
34%inclusion46 decks137 decks
-28%synergy
Nim Deathmantle
18%inclusion24 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Netherborn Altar
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Mask of Griselbrand
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Strionic Resonator
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
Cauldron of Souls
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
9%synergy
The Darkness Crystal
10%inclusion8 decks77 decks
-10%synergy
Bontu's Monument
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-18%synergy
Skullclamp
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-12%synergy
The Masamune
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
-2%synergy
Culling Dais
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Expedition Map
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Nevinyrral's Disk
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Fungal Fortitude
48%inclusion66 decks137 decks
47%synergy
Sanguine Bond
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
31%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
39%inclusion54 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Vampiric Rites
36%inclusion49 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Minion's Return
26%inclusion36 decks137 decks
26%synergy
Animate Dead
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
2%synergy
Greed
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Strands of Night
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Black Market
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Wound Reflection
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
13%synergy
Unhallowed Pact
17%inclusion23 decks137 decks
16%synergy
Unholy Indenture
15%inclusion20 decks137 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
13%inclusion18 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Heartless Summoning
11%inclusion15 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Necrogen Communion
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
8%synergy
Grave Venerations
8.8%inclusion3 decks34 decks
6%synergy
The Sibsig Ceremony
8.5%inclusion7 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Quest for the Necropolis
7.5%inclusion10 decks133 decks
7%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
7.3%inclusion6 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Dark Tutelage
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Oversold Cemetery
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
0%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Liliana, Death's Majesty
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
39%inclusion53 decks137 decks
-8%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion42 decks137 decks
23%synergy
Witch's Cottage
30%inclusion41 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Mortuary Mire
24%inclusion33 decks137 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of the False God
20%inclusion27 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Barren Moor
19%inclusion26 decks137 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
18%inclusion12 decks68 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
13%inclusion10 decks75 decks
2%synergy
Cabal Stronghold
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-24%synergy
War Room
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
-6%synergy
Memorial to Folly
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
-49%synergy
Polluted Mire
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion115 decks137 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
77%inclusion105 decks137 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
59%inclusion81 decks137 decks
30%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
49%inclusion67 decks137 decks
27%synergy
Thought Vessel
38%inclusion52 decks137 decks
12%synergy
Fellwar Stone
32%inclusion44 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
28%inclusion38 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Worn Powerstone
23%inclusion32 decks137 decks
19%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion22 decks137 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
12%inclusion16 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Gilded Lotus
10%inclusion14 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Bender's Waterskin
10%inclusion6 decks60 decks
9%synergy
Hedron Archive
9.5%inclusion13 decks137 decks
6%synergy
Caged Sun
7.3%inclusion10 decks137 decks
-4%synergy
Coldsteel Heart
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Prismatic Lens
6.6%inclusion9 decks137 decks
5%synergy
Ring of the Lucii
5.3%inclusion4 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion134 decks137 decks
3%synergy
Myriad Landscape
43%inclusion59 decks137 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
27%inclusion37 decks137 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.8%inclusion9 decks133 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.0%inclusion8 decks133 decks
-13%synergy
Hagra Mauling
5.8%inclusion8 decks137 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
5.3%inclusion7 decks133 decks
-4%synergy
Zof Consumption
5.1%inclusion7 decks137 decks
4%synergy